Chapter 179: The Arrogant River and

"You're truly brave, little bro?"

Suddenly, a young man's voice came from below and behind.

Lu Ran was still falling; he immediately turned his head to look.

There stood Lang Lang Zhixuan in the mountain forest below, holding a halberd.

Lu Ran gripped the hilt tightly; with a thought connecting them, the Xia Guang Dao slowed its descent, carrying Lu Ran to a steady landing.

Ever since acquiring a divine weapon, in a certain sense, Lu Ran also possessed the ability to fly.

If he wished, Lu Ran could even ride his blade to fly!

However, that was not Lu Ran's fighting style.

Moreover, to be honest, the Xia Guang Dao was quite slender; a person probably couldn't stand very steadily on it.

"That was the Xie Fa: Night Shadow Phantom Trace; you really dared to charge in?" Lang Lang Zhixuan said, half-teasing and half-admiring, as he watched Lu Ran land.

Lu Ran weighed the Xia Guang Dao in his hand: "I have a divine weapon; what do I have to fear?"

"Hum~"

The Xia Guang Dao trembled slightly, seeming to strongly agree with Lu Ran's response.

"True enough." Lang Lang Zhixuan nodded.

Perhaps only someone possessing a divine weapon would dare to clash blades head-on with the Night Phantom clan.

If you were an ordinary believer, once you saw the Lord Bei Feng clan unleash the Divine Art: Remnant Wind Trace, or encountered the Night Phantom clan activating the Xie Fa: Night Shadow Phantom Trace...

Don't hesitate; just run!

Wanting to survive isn't shameful~

If you dared to charge, both the Lord Bei Feng and the Night Phantoms would dare to slice you and your weapon alike into two pieces!

"Hum!!"

Very abruptly, Lu Ran felt his head shake.

This sudden situation made his expression change; he thought he had been struck by some Xie Fa.

That's not right!

The Night Phantom clan doesn't seem to have mental techniques... Oh, it's you.

Lu Ran was overjoyed in his heart!

In the spiritual world, within the Garden of Demonic Sculptures.

That huge Ye Mei Yemo Xiesu was humming and trembling, clearly undergoing advancement.

Lu Ran understood immediately; had the departed soul of the Night Phantom he just killed been sucked over?

Lu Ran had not activated the Divine Art: Eye of the Death Realm, so naturally, he could not see beings from another dimension.

At this moment, filled with joy, he mentally connected with the Ye Mei Yemo Xiesu in his mind.

River Realm: Stage Five!

Ah~ So comfortable!

One more level up, and I'll be able to create demonic minions.

I could control the Night Phantom clan to go out at night and scare people... Hmm, never mind, never mind.

Such an operation would be utterly unconscionable.

Better to summon one out to act as a nanny, serving me tea and water, washing clothes and folding quilts... Ahem, no.

Better to summon one out to feed Little Li Hua cat food and scoop the litter box.

"Brother!" Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi's voice approached from afar; like a young swallow returning to its nest, she threw herself into Lu Ran's embrace.

"Oh." Lu Ran came to his senses and subconsciously spread his arms.

Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi transformed into a human cannonball, knocking Lu Ran back several steps.

"You scared me to death!" Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi exclaimed, both frightened and angry; she leaned forward and bumped Lu Ran's chin with her forehead, neither lightly nor heavily.

Lu Ran tilted his head back: "Uh."

"Next time, you must not do this!" Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi lifted her small face, looking at Lu Ran with eyes full of worry, "That was the Night Shadow Phantom Trace!"

By this time, two people had spoken to Lu Ran, and the focus of both was entirely on the Xie Fa: Night Shadow Phantom Trace.

This further indicated that this technique's instant-kill effect was extremely powerful; it was undoubtedly famous.

Lu Ran's earlier act of slashing diagonally into the night sky, in the eyes of ordinary people, truly differed little from seeking death.

"Alright, alright, I know." Lu Ran patted Little Jiang Qiao Yuanxi's back, then pressed the Xia Guang Dao against her back.

Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi continued to hug Lu Ran; one could feel the waves of lingering fear in her heart.

"So many people are watching," Lu Ran whispered.

"Mm." Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi pouted, turned her head, and walked away.

The Xia Guang Dao rested on the young girl's back, except it no longer emanated colorful rosy clouds.

Lu Ran turned to look at Lang Lang Zhixuan and helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

Lang Lang Zhixuan, however, said, "Don't look at me; if I were this little girl, I wouldn't be happy either."

Lu Ran: "..."

Are you even presiding over justice now?

Lu Ran silently cursed in his heart and walked toward the lake district.

Seeing Lu Ran return, Guan Guan Yiren spoke softly: "It seems you don't need teammates."

She had entered the Night Phantom Demon Cave precisely to strengthen and improve herself.

When facing most demons, it was difficult for Guan Guan Yiren to receive proper training.

Only demons like the Night Phantoms, possessing such incredible speed and the ability to throw flying blades, could help Guan Guan Yiren progress rapidly.

And Guan Guan Yiren insisted on calling Lu Ran over, of course, to provide escort and protection for the squad.

She absolutely did not want the three members of the squad to be slaughtered, losing their helmets and armor, constantly relying on soldiers for protection.

What Guan Guan Yiren never expected was that this Lu Ran's strength was somewhat beyond the standard!

Clearly supposed to be a support-type player, yet he forcibly killed his way into becoming the main attacker?!

This...

Previously, in the car on the way here, Lu Ran had once said that he stole the spotlight from a talented older sister.

Now, experiencing it firsthand, Guan Guan Yiren understood exactly how Lu Ran stole the spotlight!

"How is that possible?" Lu Ran waved his hands repeatedly. "This is also our first time killing Night Spirits; we still need to gel."

Hearing this, a trace of complex smile appeared on Guan Guan Yiren's expressionless face, and she gently shook her head.

In just a few months of not seeing each other, Lu Ran had grown far too quickly.

Lu Ran said with a serious expression: "In my plan, you fight and kill the Night Spirit.

I secretly hide in the shadows, and at the most critical moment, shout out loud to attract the Night Spirit's attention.

In this way, we are safer, and the Night Spirit suffers no pain!"

Guan Guan Yiren: "..."

Suddenly, a female voice came from the tree: "Your sound of compassion seems different from the rest."

"Ah." Lu Ran looked up. "Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang favors me and transmitted to me the Te Shu Yong Fa of the sound of compassion."

Lu Ran briefly explained a couple of sentences, and Xiao Xiao Yusong and the others listened, secretly marveling.

Zhang Ya remained silent, sighing again and again in her heart: "Sigh..."

Even though she was unwilling in a thousand ways, Zhang Ya had to admit that this youth before her indeed possessed the capital for pride!

Martial arts, techniques, combat literacy.

And that incredibly powerful heart!

Though only seventeen or eighteen years old, he already possessed his own divine weapon.

Furthermore, his decision surprised everyone; knowing he would face a powerful Night Spirit, he still left his divine weapon by his sister's side.

Zhang Ya witnessed the entire process of Lu Ran's heroic posture as he slew the Night Spirit on the opposite shore of the lake.

It was no exaggeration to say that Lu Ran was the one who crushed the Night Spirit head-on!

Only when he turned back into the mountain forest and faced the Xie Fa · Night Shadow Phantom Trace ignited by the second Night Spirit did Lu Ran finally draw his divine weapon · Xia Guang Dao.

Under this cold moonlight, he also left behind streaks of brilliant rosy clouds.

So... what kind of youth is this exactly?

Zhang Ya silently watched Lu Ran, her gaze becoming increasingly complex.

She had guarded the Night Spirit Demon Cave for a very, very long time, leading countless talents of Great Xia; what kind of genius had she not seen?

Yet today, Zhang Ya truly had her eyes opened!

The words Lu Ran had spoken to her before still lingered in her ears:

"I guarantee, you have never seen someone like me."

In the past, Zhang Ya had scoffed at this!

Now, she was utterly dumbfounded.

"Team Leader, will our plan like this work?" Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi lifted her head, looking toward the tree branches.

"What?" Zhang Ya came back to her senses and looked at the young girl.

Dissatisfied, Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi shot her brother a glare, but under Lu Ran's insistent gaze, she still said to Zhang Ya: "Let my brother follow on the flank of the squad, not within the formation.

Team Leader, we won't let him stray too far from the team; as long as he can attract the attention of the evil spirits from another direction, that will be enough."

The young girl continued to explain further, and everyone turned to look at the strict team leader.

And this time, Zhang Ya did not immediately refuse harshly.

Unwilling to respond?

That itself was a response!

Clearly, Zhang Ya still did not support this tactic, but under Lu Ran's astonishingly brilliant performance, she seemed unable to object.

Seeing such a scene, Lang Lang Zhixuan secretly chuckled.

He had once followed a team, leading a group of young masters and young ladies, and the team leader of that squad was precisely the Zhang Ya standing before them.

Lang Lang Zhixuan had witnessed with his own eyes how Zhang Ya scolded that group of heaven's favored children until they acted like grandsons.

Yet, when it came to Lu Ran, she fell silent?

"Cough, cough." Lang Lang Zhixuan coughed once, timely coming to the senior's rescue. "You shouldn't go any further.

Just wait here by Yueyahu for the Night Spirits to walk right into the trap."

"Wait?" Lu Ran looked at Lang Lang Zhixuan.

"Yes!" Lang Lang Zhixuan explained. "The mountain forests of the Night Spirit Demon Cave are dense, making lake areas a relatively rare scene.

The Night Spirit clan is often attracted by lake water and gathers in such places.

Many lake areas within the Demon Cave, including this Yueyahu, were artificially constructed by us."

Lu Ran nodded thoughtfully, having learned new knowledge: "So that is why Team Leader Zhang brought us here.

Does this location count as a venue for hunting down the Night Spirit clan?"

"Yes." Lang Lang Zhixuan nodded. "You can set up an ambush here; even if we split into two groups, the three of us can still look after the four of you."

"Good!" Lu Ran was greatly moved.

This training session lasted only seven days, and what he feared most was rushing about blindly and failing to find an enemy.

Since the lake has such a wonderful use, why worry about not luring in the lost souls?

It's just unknown to what extent this lake can attract the Night Specters.

The Yemo Yemo Xiesu within the Sculpture Garden have an enormous demand for dead souls whenever they break through to a major realm!

Lu Ran suddenly spoke up and suggested, "If the Night Specters are arriving too slowly, should we have Little Jiang Qiao Yuanxi release the Brilliant Fire Cage?"

Should we actively add some fuel to the fire to draw the Night Specters over?"

For a moment, everyone's expressions were quite remarkable; they simply felt Lu Ran was being too arrogant.

How could they know that Lu Ran truly needed dead souls?

Lu Ran's thinking was also very simple: since this was a positional battle, they could afford to loosen their restraints a bit.

If they accidentally attracted a few extra Night Specters, they could just have Team Leader Zhang Ya, Xiao Xiao Yusong, and Lang Lang Zhixuan handle them together!

Who kills Night Specters without dropping dead souls?

A River Realm expert, a genius at the peak of the River Realm—

they could all just get to work~

Up in the tree, Zhang Ya could no longer endure it and finally opened her mouth to speak!

She didn't even look at Lu Ran, but gazed at the shimmering Yueyahu in the distance and said in a deep voice, "That's enough from you."

Lu Ran shrank his head back and murmured, "Oh."

That cowardly appearance formed a stark contrast with his arrogant words from just moments before.

He looked exactly like a Gao Zhongsheng being scolded by his homeroom teacher.

Begging for some monthly votes.

(End of Chapter)